TSG - Teaching Start-Up Grant

Teaching Start-Up Grant

The Teaching Start-Up Grant (TSG) has been thoughtfully curated to support new faculties to develop and implement their teaching ideas as they embark on their academic journey with CityU.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be new full-time faculties or teaching staff who joined CityU on or after 1 January 2022.
  • Applicants must not have received any TDG or TSG in the previous calls for proposals.

Funding and Duration

  • The funding ceiling is HK$120,000 per project.
  • Maximum project duration is 18 months.

Evaluation

  • All TDG and TSG proposals will be subjected to a rigorous evaluation involving both internal and external reviewers.
  • The funding decision for the TDG and TSG will be made independently.

Notes to the TSG applicants

  • Applicants are allowed to submit either a TDG or a TSG proposal, but not both, during each Call for Proposals.
  • Information for preparing the budget plan is available here.
  • A briefing session is scheduled on 5 February 2024 (Monday) from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Room B5-117, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building) to answer questions about the Grants application.
  • Please contact Mr. Raymond Chan (TED) at wmc.raymond@cityu.edu.hk if you have any questions.

Calls for proposals

All applications MUST be submitted to Talent and Education Development Office (TED) (ted@cityu.edu.hk). The Principal Investigators (PIs) should obtain approval for the proposal from relevant unit heads before submission. PIs with on-going TDG projects need not re-apply. Successful applicants would be offered a maximum of two TDG grants in four years.

  • Call for Proposals: 1 February 2024
  • Briefing Session:
    • Date: 5 February 2024
    • Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
    • Venue: Room B5-117, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building
  • Application Deadline: 1 March 2024
  • Announcement of Results: By the end of April 2024